2 hummus-based salad dressings for GOS fibers
We’ve previously discussed how adding a class of prebiotic fibers called galacto-oligosaccharides, or GOS, adds greater power to your campaign to restore healthy bowel flora. Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, used to make hummus are a useful source of GOS fibers. Although moderately rich in carbohydrates, using hummus in modest amounts as a condiment, such as the base for these salad dressings, keeps you well below our safe cutoff. Each tablespoon of dressing yields approximately 1.5 grams net carbs, while adding about the same quantity in GOS fibers.
So here are two simple recipes for interesting hummus-based...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 21, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora chickepeas galacto-oligosaccharides gluten grains hummus prebiotic fibers Source Type: blogs
Spiced Raw Potato Smoothie
Here’s another excerpt from Wheat Belly Total Health, a recipe for Spiced Raw Potato Smoothie.
Recall that we treat critically important bowel flora as a garden in which you plant “seeds”–probiotics and fermented foods containing healthy bacterial species–then nourish them with prebiotic fibers/resistant starches to allow desired species to proliferate and out-muscle undesirable species. A raw white potato is a wonderful source of such fibers. While some people enjoy eating raw potatoes like an apple, many do not and struggle with ways to incorporate them into daily habits. Here is a very eas...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 4, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora potato prebiotic fiber resistant starch Source Type: blogs
Study on Potential Toxicity of E-Cigarette Flavorings Produces Unwarranted Scare
A study published in the journal Tobacco Control this past April has produced an unwarranted scare about the potential toxicity of the flavorings in electronic cigarettes.(See: Tierney PA, et al. Flavour chemicals in electronic cigarette fluids. Tobacco Control. Published online ahead of print on April 15, 2015. DOI: 0.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052175.)The study used gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to analyze the chemical constituents in e-liquids of various flavors. It appears that 30 different e-liquid flavors were tested. Multiple flavors of two brands of disposable e-cigarettes (Blu and NJOY) were tested along with...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - July 16, 2015 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
The State of Washington Should Learn a Very Important Lesson from Connecticut about the Dangers of an Income Tax
Every so often, I get asked why I’m so rigidly opposed to tax hikes in general and so vociferously against the imposition of new taxes in particular.
In part, my hostility is an ideological reflex. When pressed, though, I’ll confess that there are situations - in theory - where more taxes might be acceptable.
But there’s a giant gap between theory and reality. In the real world, I can’t think of a single instance in which higher taxes led to a fiscally responsible outcome.
That’s true on the national level. And it’s also true at the state level.
Speaking of which, the Wall Street Journal is - to put it mildly -...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 1, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel J. Mitchell Source Type: blogs
Cool Foods for Warm Weather
Me mind on fire. Me soul on fire. Feelin’ Hot. Hot. Hot
You too? Last thing you want to do is turn on the oven. I feel ya. That’s why I I’m keeping mine off and making these easy foods and recipes instead. No oven necessary.
Go ahead and store your winter sweaters and other things you don’t need in there. Pour a nice cold glass of ice water and get inspired to keep it cool (and healthy) when it’s hot outside.
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Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - May 19, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food recipes TV segments best cereal canned peaches chicken wraps chocolate milk smoothies healthy deviled eggs Kind Bars lamb sliders memorial day recipes picnic foods slow cooker recipes Source Type: blogs
Gingerbread Breakfast Cakes
Here’s another recipe taken from the Wheat Belly 30-Minute (Or Less!) Cookbook, perfect for a light holiday breakfast!
Gingerbread Breakfast Cakes
Prep time: 5 minutes Total time: 25 minutes
These cakes taste like gingerbread cookies and will delight big and little kids: They’ll feel like they’re having dessert for breakfast! Minus wheat and sugar, we create healthy cakes that have no nutritional downside.
Spread cream cheese, butter, fruit butters, or Raspberry Chia Jam or Plum Jam (recipes in Cookbook) over the top.
If you don’t have the All-Purpose Baking Mix, you can substitute 2 cups almond meal/flou...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 24, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes cookies dessert gluten-free grain-free wheat Source Type: blogs
Pumpkin Biscotti
Biscotti are twice-baked biscuits or cookies, crisp and with perfect sturdiness for dipping into tea, coffee, or your choice of healthy beverage. They are also wonderful spread with organic butter, cream cheese, or a no-sugar-added fruit butter or nut butter.
Here, we combine wheat- and grain-free baking with the wonderful autumn flavors of pumpkin, enlivened with the magical combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.
2 medium eggs
1/2 cup coconut milk (canned)
1/4 cup coconut oil or organic butter, melted
1/4 cup almond butter, room temperature
Sweetener equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
3 cups almond meal/flour...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 20, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Christmas gluten-free grain-free pumpkin recipes Thanksgiving wheat-free Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly Holiday Recipes 2
Now for the desserts!
Here are recipes for Pumpkin Pie, Apple Cranberry Crumble, and Pumpkin Spice Muffins.
Remember: By taking out wheat and other grains, not resorting to gluten-free junk carbohydrate replacements, not adding sugar or high-fructose corn syrup, limiting net carbohydrate content and not using other problem ingredients, we now have healthy desserts that do not pack on the pounds, screw with blood sugar, mess with satiety signals, or exert inflammatory effects.
Have your Apple Cranberry Crumble or Pumpkin Spice Muffin and suffer not a moment of guilt! And I think they’re pretty darned tasty, too.
Happ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 30, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly Holiday Recipes 1
At the start of their Wheat Belly journey, many people resign themselves to a life without gravy, biscuits, or pumpkin pie, having to make the best of holidays devoid of enjoyment and indulgence. Just eat your dry turkey meat and lettuce leaves!
It’s not true. You can indeed have all your holiday dishes. But we are going to recreate them without wheat, without other grains, without use of gluten-free junk carbohydrates (no cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato starch, or rice flour), with little to no added sugars, and no other problem ingredients. Minus all the undesirable ingredients, in fact, pumpkin pie, biscuits, a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 30, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly Holiday Recipes 1
At the start of their Wheat Belly journey, many people resign themselves to a life without gravy, biscuits, or pumpkin pie, having to make the best of holidays devoid of enjoyment and indulgence. Just eat your dry turkey meat and lettuce leaves!
It’s not true. You can indeed have all your holiday dishes. But we are going to recreate them without wheat, without other grains, without use of gluten-free junk carbohydrates (no cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato starch, or rice flour), with little to no added sugars, and no other problem ingredients. Minus all the undesirable ingredients, in fact, pumpkin pie, biscuits, a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 30, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Add Liquid Gold for a Healthier Diet
We've been told for years to steer away from fat, but the right kind of fats—consumed in moderation—can actually boost your health. Here are five of the best oils to add to your diet as liquid gold.1. Coconut OilOnce thought to be a heart attack in a bottle, coconut oil has reclaimed its place as a tasty and beneficial oil. Just a few tablespoons can help the body to do the following:Resist bacterial and viral infectionsFight off yeast, fungus and candidaStabilize blood sugar levelsRegulate hormonesRestore thyroid functionIncrease HDL cholesterolStabilize weightBoost energy levelsUse coconut oil as a butter subst...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - June 24, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Almond Oil Coconut Oil Cottonseed Oil Oils Olive Oil Source Type: blogs
Wheat Withdrawal Zinger
Here’s a smoothie that contains many of the ingredients helpful to get you through the process of wheat withdrawal, the unpleasant withdrawal process from the gliadin-derived opiates in wheat.
Once you remove the health disruptive effects of wheat, there are efforts necessary to regain full health. This will be a topic that I will discuss in a number of Wheat Belly Blog posts in coming months (as well as provide topics for another Wheat Belly book to be released September, 2014). We begin with this Wheat Withdrawal Zinger, a smoothie packed with nutrition that corrects some common nutrient deficiencies of former whe...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 27, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat withdrawal Source Type: blogs
Nutmeg Herbal Tea for Relaxation
When I need to calm myself down before bedtime or after a stressful day, I make up a batch of my nutmeg sedation healing tea and enjoy the healing effects it provides.Contributor: Elise MariePublished: Dec 13, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - December 13, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly holiday recipes II
Now for the desserts!
Here are recipes for Pumpkin Pie, Apple Cranberry Crumble, and Pumpkin Spice Muffins. Remember: By taking out wheat and other grains, not resorting to gluten-free junk carbohydrate replacements, not adding sugar or high-fructose corn syrup, limiting net carbohydrate content and not using other problem ingredients, we now have healthy desserts that do not pack on the pounds, screw with blood sugar, mess with satiety signals, or exert inflammatory effects. Have your Apple Cranberry Crumble or Pumpkin Spice Muffin and suffer not a moment of guilt! And I think they’re pretty darned tasty, too.
Hap...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Source Type: blogs
